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Multiple Sclerosis Research Update
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects more than a million people worldwide including 15,000 in the Northwest. It affects women twice as often as men. MS is the most common medical cause of neurological...
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What is a biorepository?
Biorepositories accelerate discovery One of the nation’s greatest research treasures was developed at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) and is being enhanced every day. The treasure...
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Food Allergies Motivate Boys to Contribute to Research
Most kids take a backpack to school for their books and lunches. But since they were 4 and 7 years old, Aaron and Justin carry their backpacks everywhere. They are filled with lifesaving medications...
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Food for Thought: A Current Look at Children’s Food Allergies
Pediatric allergist David Jeong, MD, works with Benaroya Research Institute to explore the basic science of food allergies in children. Whether or not we have a personal connection to food allergies,...
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Game Therapy Shows Promise for Treating “Lazy Eye” in Children
Hee-Jung Park, MD A common cause of decreased vision in children is amblyopia, also known as “lazy eye.” Often confused with strabismus, or the misalignment of the eyes, amblyopia refers to vision...
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Awareness and Surveillance: Critical Tools in the Fight Against Anal Cancer
**By David Aboulafia, MD** Anal cancer is a subject most people would rather not discuss, because of its anatomical location, along with an unfortunate stigma attached to the malignancy. Although...
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Meet the Dog Who’s a Weapon Against IBD
Jenn White has a secret weapon for coping with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – A French bulldog-Boston terrier mix, named after a rock legend: Jagger. Jagger is more than Jenn’s emotional support...
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Self-Advocacy for Autoimmune Disease Patients: A Conversation with Judi...
Judi Rising and her daughter Tracey Barnes know a lot about advocating for people living with autoimmune diseases. Judi is co-founder of the Autoimmune Advocacy Alliance (A3 Alliance) and has spent...
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Immune System Discovery May Stop Breast Cancer
The study of a protein, critical in causing asthma, allergies and other diseases, has led scientists at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) to discover a new strategy for stopping...
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Exciting Developments for Pancreatic Cancer Care
**By Flavio G. Rocha, MD** After successful treatment for pancreatic cancer, one of our patients shared her story. Life after cancer is not normal, she said, it’s better than that. She talked of being...
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New Research Applies the Brakes to Type 1 Diabetes
A prevention study involving diabetes researchers and volunteers at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) showed a drug that targets the immune system — Teplizumab — can delay type 1...
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Fine-Tuning Cells to Tune Out Disease: Immune System Discoveries Spur Hope
To understand what causes type 1 diabetes (T1D), imagine a spy novel. It starts with a hero, the T-cell, that roams your body like James Bond. The T-cell hunts down enemies — bacteria and viruses —...
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Fine-Tuning Cells to Tune Out Disease: Immune System Discoveries Spur Hope
To understand what causes type 1 diabetes (T1D), imagine a spy novel. It starts with a hero, the T-cell, that roams your body like James Bond. The T-cell hunts down enemies — bacteria and viruses —...
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